Woman charged with aiding robbery

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Jan 1, 2012 at 12:47 AM

Sheldon Gardner

A St. Augustine woman who initially claimed to be a victim of a home-invasion robbery on Christmas Eve has been arrested, charged with aiding in the same robbery, said Sgt. Chuck Mulligan, spokesman for the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.

Sherell Junice Dillard, 25, of St. Augustine, was booked into the St. Johns County Jail on Friday charged with home-invasion robbery with a deadly weapon and battery on bonds totaling more than $150,000.

Dillard was watching a movie with the male victim at a home in the 1600 block of Northwood Drive in St. Augustine when a masked man entered the house, pointed a gun at them and demanded money, Mulligan said. The suspect also struck the victim. Dillard handed over the victim's wallet, cell phone and some other items.

The robbery happened on Christmas Eve around 3 a.m.

After an investigation, the Sheriff's Office determined that Dillard was part of setting up the home invasion robbery, Mulligan said. She allegedly sent a text to someone with information that the victim had cash in the house and that she had unlocked the door, the Sheriff's Office reported.

Deputies are still searching for the suspect who entered the home and robbed the victim. Mulligan declined to give a description of the suspect or provide more information about the case in order to preserve the investigation.

"We do believe we have some good leads to work with," Mulligan said.

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